Cigarette or cigar holder.



N. M. BDYAHAN CIGARETTE 0R CIGAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. m7.

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NISHAN 1VI. BOYAJ'IAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE 0R CIGAR HOLDER.

Application filed February 19, 1917.

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NIsHAN M. BoYAJIAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New I ork, have invented a new and ImprovedCigarette or Cigar Holder, of which the following is :1. full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to a holder for cigars or cigarettes and it hasfor its general objects to provide a holC er of comparatively simple andinexpensive constructlon, reliable and cflicient in use, and so designedthat the nicotin or tobacco is effectively prevented from reaching thesmokers llps or tongue; the cigarette or cigar stub can be easilyremoved, and at the same time discoloring of the smokers fingers fromnicotin is prevented.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a tubularholder which has spaced internal flanges which do not interfere with thedraft during the inhaling, but Which arrest the passage of nicotin tothe smokers lips or mouth, and one of the flanges serves as an abutmentor seat against which the cigar or cigarette bears to limit itsinsertion into the holder, the tubular body of the holder being slottedat opposite sides so as to form gripping jaws and also to expose thestub or butt of the cigar or cigarette, so that it can be gripped by thefinger and thumb for easy removal.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be set forth withparticularity in the following description and claim appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates certain embodiments ofthe invention and wherein similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention as a cigarette holder,showing a cigarette therein;

Fig. 2is a horizontal section of the holder;

Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an end view;

Fig. 5 is a modification showin whereby the holder can be gripped thesmokers teeth;

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Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the form shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a cigarette holder made fromcircular tubing;

Fig. 8 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the holder designed for a cigar;

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal section of the form shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a side view of a cigar holder with one of the jaws hinged;and

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 11.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the cigarette holder A is made of ametal or other material of oval cross-section so as to fit acorrespondingly shaped cigarette B. The holder A has spaced internalflanges 1 and 2 which cooperate to form a chamber 3 in whichthe nicotincollects. The flange 2 serves as an abutment for receiving the tip end 4of the cigarette B. This cigarette-receiving end is provided at oppositepoints with longitudinal slots 5 whereby gripping jaws 6 and 7 areformed. The cigarette is inserted between the jaws and bears against theflange 2, and in this manner the cigarette is firmly held and a tightjoint is provided between the holder and cigarette.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the tubular holder has indentations or recesses 8 atopposite sides to enable the teeth to more firmly grip the holder. InFigs. 7 and 8 the cigarette holder is constructed in the same manner asin Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the tubular body A is ofcircular cross-section.

In adaptin the invention to a cigar the holder A Flgs. 9 and 10, iscontracted at one end, to form a reduced mouthpiece portion 9, and inthis portion are internal flanges 10 and 11 performing the same functionas the flanges 1 and 2 in Fig. 2. The larger end of the holder A issplit to form jaws 12, and these jaws are rendered resilient by makingopenings or recesses 13 at the opposite sides of the holder, leaving thereduced connecting portions 14 at the inner ends of the jaws. Theseopenings 13 also facilitate the gripping of the cigar stub for removingit from the holder. According to Figs. 11 and 12, one of thejaws 12 maybe connected with the body of the holder by a hinge 15,.

' lines, Fig. 12. On this jaw may be provided a pin or barb 17 whichenetrates the cigar and more efi'ectively hol s the same.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while I have described the principle (if-operation,together withthe device which I now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, I desire'to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as fallWithin the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: t

A holder of the class described comprising a tubular body, an internalflange in the body at a point intermediate its ends, and anotherinternal flange at one end of the body and cooperating with thefirst-mentioned flange to form a nicotin-receiving chamber with centralholes at both ends, the portion of the body opposite. the. end havingthe flange being shaped into jaws for gripping the article to be smoked,there being spaces between adjacent side edges of thejaws.

' NISHAN M. BOYAJIAN.

